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Bulletin No. 34 
Copyrighted March, 1919 
ROBERTS AND SCHAEFER COMPANY 

Engineers and Contractors 
Chicago U. S. A. 


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FOREWORD 

T HE ROBERTS AND SCHAEFER COMPANY renders a com¬ 
prehensive, experienced, and efficient service in the design, 
construction, and installation of complete Locomotive Coaling 
PI ants, RandS Gravity S and Plants, and Cinder handling equip¬ 
ments for railroads. 

If you represent a railroad that contemplates the building of 
such, you owe to yourself the satisfaction of investigating our facili¬ 
ties, for you cannot otherwise be sure of buying to the best advantage. 

Our slogan for years has been Fulfill the Contract—Satisfy 
the Client. Our management operates on this basis. Your inves¬ 
tigation of the record of work done by Roberts and Schaefer Company 
on all leading American railroads, as to quality, superior designing, 
substantial equipment, experienced construction superintendents, 
dispatch, financial responsibility, friendly relations, and other 
features that are of importance to the client, will convince you that 
they are able and reliable. 

We have the most extensive business in the United States in 
this particular line of engineering and construction. We are proud 
of our clients and our record for them is constantly winning us 
repeat orders. 

Our 1917 business was 64% repeat orders. 

Our 1918 business was 94.6% repeat orders. 


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i rectors 


of R oherts and Schaefer Company 


Lieut. Colonel Warren R. Roberts 

President 

John J. Roberts 

T reasurer 


Ed ward E. Barrett 

Vice President 

Frank E. Mueller 

Chief Engineer 


Clyae P. Ross 

Contracting Man ager 


'T'HE management of tbe Roberts and Scbaefer Company bas 
been tb e same for 15 years, or since its start in 1904. Tbe 
five Directors wbo are managing its affairs now were witb tbe 
organization tben. 

A continuous and successful business bas been maintained. 

Railroads and Coal Operators of tbis country bave absolute faitb 
in tbe integrity of our methods and tbe efficiency of our designs of 
Coal Handling Plants, and believe in tbe ability of our Construction 
Organization to build soundly and well. 

Tbe Roberts and Scbaefer Company bave one idea in tbe up¬ 
building of tbeir business; tbat idea is to do tbeir work so well tbat 
tbey are unique in tbe characteristics which make a fact of tbe 
phrase: Fulfill tbe Contract—Satisfy tbe Client. 

We are glad to furnish Railroad Companies, without charge, 
designs and proposals on Locomotive Coaling Stations built com¬ 
plete, ready for operation, upon receipt of track layout and general 
requirements. 

It is well to secure our designs before building. 



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Lehigh Valley Railroad 

Manchester, N. Y. 

1200-ton capacity, six-trac k. Du¬ 
plicate Automatic El ectric Ele¬ 
vating Equipments 150 tons per 
hour. RandS Gravity Sand 
Plant with Beamer Patent Steam 
Dryers. Equipped with 14 elec¬ 
trically operated RandS M eas- 
uring Coal Loaders. Handl es four 
different kinds of coal. Designed 
and huilt hy us throughout. This 
plant is now being duplicated hy 
us for the Norfolk & Western Ry. 
at West Roanoke, Va. 


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The Largest Railroad Coaling Plant in the World 

Philadelphia & Reading Ry., Erie Avenue Yard, Phil adelphia. Pa. Designed and huilt throughout hy us in 1918. 
2000-tons storage capacity ; six coaling tracks ; duplicate automatic electric Elevating Equipment; capacity 300 tons 
per hour. Elevated wet sand storage 250 tons, using gravity system through Beamer sand dryers. Dry sand 
storage capacity 125 tons. 



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“Another Forceful Example of Our Leadership” 


This Philadelph la & Reading Coaling 
forced Concrete. Minimum section wa 
supporting structure over tracks encased 
plete as it is equipped with 18 wash t 
storage room, etc. 


Plant is built throughout of solid, poured Rein- 
11s, 8 inches. Structural steel column and girder 
in Reinforced Concrete. Details of plant very corn- 
owls, 28 steel lockers, showers, toilets, fireproof 


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Pennsylvania R. R. —Eastern Lines, Pitcairn , Pa. 

1200-ton capacity ; two coaling tracks ; four 25-ft. track hoppers; duplicate 75-ton per hour Automatic Electric 
Elevators. RandS Gravity Sand Plant using Beamer Sand Dryers. We built this structure in 1918 replacing 
timber plant destroyed by hre on same site in 1917. We are now duplicating this plant for the Pennsylvania Rail¬ 
road at Edgemore Yard, Wilmington, Del., and also building for same line at Buffalo, N. Y., one-half unit 600-ton 
storage, to be increased to 1200 tons in the future. 


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In 1917 we built a 1,000-ton 
frame constructed Coaling Plant 
at Pitcairn, Pa., for tbe Penn¬ 
sylvania Railroad Company. It 
was accepted and placed in 
operation in charge of tbe rail¬ 
road company forces on October 
23, 1917. After approximately 
tb ree weeks operation it was 
totally destroyed by fire on tbe 

mgbt of November 17, 1917, 
burning to tbe ground in one 
bour and twenty minutes. 

Tbe loss of tbis plant was 
one of th e severest blows during 
war times that could happen to 
the Pittsburgh Division of the 
Pennsylvania Railroad. 

The Railroad Company 
awarded us a contract for 
duplicating this plant at Pit¬ 
cairn in Reinforced Concrete 
and Steel construction on Feb¬ 
ruary 8, 1918. Our Superin¬ 

tendent arrived to start the 
work on February 18, 1918, ten 
days afterwards. We bad the 
rebuilding work actually under 
construction on February 28, 
1918, ten days later. We han¬ 
dled coal on July 29, 1918, ran 
plant was accepted and our Superintendent left 
A very excellent record of completion under 
the then severe labor and industrial conditions. 

No timber Coaling Plants have been built on the Pennsylvania 
Railroad since the Pitcairn fire. We have built many in concrete 
construction. 

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Terminal It. It. Association of St. Louis 

East St. Louis, III. 

300-ton capacity, two track. Automatic 
Electric Equipment. We are duplicating 
tins Coaling Plant now for same railroad 
at 13reinen Avc#, Sit* I_/Ouis. an d M adison. 

Ill. The railroad official who placed con¬ 
tract with us. wrote on December 28th : 

I was over at the plant the other day 
when th ey were hoisting coal an d the ma- 
chinery seemed to work very satisfac¬ 
torily. From what I have seen so far, I 
am confident that we will be well satisfied 
with your apparatus. 


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Pennsylvania R. R.—Eastern Lines 

South Oil City, Pa. 


200-ton capacity, two-track, 50-ton per hour Automatic Electric Elevating Equipment. Buckets 
operating on Gurney ball hearing rollers. Complete with concrete Ran dS Gravity Sand 
Plant and Beamer Sand Dryers. Also duplicated for this company at Blairsville, Pa. 


Railroad Superintendent Motive Power wrote us November 18, 1918: 


I beg to advise that this South Oil City Coaling Station is now in 
tendent of the Allegh eny Division has so advised your Construction 
make final payment as soon as hill is presented. 


satisfactory working order and 
Superintendent, Mr. McDonald. 


Supenn- 
We will 


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Illinois Central R. R. 

Effingham, Illinois 


600-ton storage capacity, three-track. Automatic 
is the first Reinforced Concrete Coaling Plant huilt 
largest storage pocket. 


Electric, 75-ton per hour El evator. 
on the Illinois Central System and 


This 

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New York, Philadelphia 
Norfolk R. R. 

Cape Charles, Va. 

300-ton, one-track. Automatic Electric 
Equipment, with RandS Gravity 
Sand Plant. 


Built by Louisville 
Nashville R. R. 

Using our Automatic Elec¬ 
tric Mechanical Equipment 
throughout. Storage ca¬ 
pacity 400 tons, three track, 
including Ran dS” G ravity 
San d Plant and Beamer 
Sand Dryers. Erected at 
DeCoursey, Hazard, Ra¬ 
venna, and Guthrie, Ky., 
and Montgomery, Alabama. 



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Pennsylvania R. R.—Eastern Lines 

West Brownsville Junction, Pa. 


300-ton capacity, two-track. Automatic 
bearing roller Bucket operation, with a 
Sand Dryer. Built in 1918. 


Electric, 

concrete 


75-ton per bour Elevator, using Gurney ball 
RandS Gravity S and Plant and Beamer 


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St. Louis Southwestern Ry. 

Valley Junction, III. 


200-ton storage capacity, two-traclc. Automatic Electric, 50-ton per 
duplicated at Jonesboro, Ark., and Commerce, Texas, tbe same design. 


bour Elevator, 
same road. 


Also 


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Duluth, Missabe & Northern\Ry. 

Proctor, Minn. 


1,000-ton capacity, two-track. Automatic Electric CD- ton 
mg a separate RandS Gravity Sand Plant and Beamer 
operated Safety First coaling gates. 


per hour Elevating Equipment, includ- 
Sand Dryer. Equipped with platform 


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Oregon Short Line R. R. 

Dillon, Mont. Built 1918 

150-ton capacity tliree-track, Automatic Electric, 75-ton per 
hour Elevating Equipment, with ground storage sand plant. 

We also duplicated this structure from same plans for 
this company at Melrose, JViont., and Shoshone, Id aho. 


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Nickel Plate R. R. 

(N. Y. C. &■ St. L.) 

Brockton, N. Y. 

300-ton capacity. Automatic Ele¬ 
vating’ Equipment, operated wi th 
distillate oil engine. Coals three 
tracks. 


Nashville, Chattanooga 
& St. Louis Ry. 

Cotvan, Tennessee 


250-ton capacity, four- 
track. Equipped with elec¬ 
trically operated RandS 
M easuring Coal Loaders 
for issuing and recording 
all coal placed on locomo¬ 
tives. Since operating this 
plant, this railroad has 
awarded us contracts for 
similar Coaling Plants 
equipped wit h RandS 
Measuring Coal Loaders for 
installation at Nashville, 
and Chattanooga, Tenn., 
and Atlanta, Ga. See de¬ 
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Hocking Valley Railway 

Nelsonville, Ohio 

300-ton storage, three-track. Automatic Electric, 75-ton per hour 
Elevator. This concrete pocket was huilt hy us during the months of 
December and January, 1917, under severe winter conditions. 


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Oregon-Washington R. R. & Navigation Co. 

Spokane, Wash. 

150 -ton storage capacity, two-track. Automatic Electric Elevator. We have also huilt similar 
Coaling Plants lor the O.-W. R. R. & N. Co., at The Dalles, Pilot Rock Junction, Portland, 
Oregon, and Seattle, Washington. 


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Pennsylvania R. R,- Eastern Lines 

Canton Shops, Baltimore, Md. 

100-ton storage capacity, frame construction, 
one-track. Automatic Electric Operation. We 
duplicated this plant for tins company later 
at Rochester, N. Y. 



Pennsylvania R. R.—Eastern Lines 

Osceola Mills, Pa. 

200-ton storage capacity. We huilt this 
Coaling Plant complete, including foun¬ 
dations, in 78 working days from the 
c ate of award of contract to completion 
and acceptance, and the Superintendent 
of the railroad company wrote us on 

August 3, 1917 : 

I beg leave to advise that the mechanical 

Coaling Plant built by your company at Osceola 

Mills and placed in operation July 26, 1917, IS 

entirely satisfactory to the railroad company, 

and is hereby accepted by them, your contract 

having been fully carried out in a satisfactory 
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manner. 

We duplicated this Coaling Plant for 
the Union Stock Yards Co. of Omaha, at 
South Omaha, Neb., in the spring of 
1918, and it was destroyed by fire in the 
fall. As th is book goes to press, we 
have ]ust completed the rebuilding of 
their structure. 



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An Economical Coaling Plant 

50-ton storage capacity, or one carload. Bucket 
hung on scales to record issues to engines. 
Elevator steam operated. We huilt this plant 
for the Chicago Great Western R. R. at Hay- 
field, Minn. We also built fire-proof Coaling 
Plants for this company at St. Joseph, Mo.; 
Redwing and Kenyon, Minn.; Carroll, Clarion, 
and Council Bluffs, Iowa. 


New York Central R. R. 

Adrian, Mich. 

All structural steel, 100-ton capacity Coaling 
Plant, coaling on one track. Automatic Electric 
50-ton per hour Elevator. We are now duplicating 
this plant, from same drawings, at Ft. Wayne, 
Indiana. The Chief Engineer of the railroad com¬ 
pany recently advised us: 

“The photograph showing the fireproof Coaling 
Plant which you recently designed and huilt for 
this company at Adrian, Mich., reached me yes¬ 
terday, and want to thank you very much for this 
picture, which I have taken pleasure in hanging 
on our office wall. We are much pleased with the 
plant, as well as with its appearance. 





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A 200-ton capacity three-track Automatic Electric Reinforced 
motive Coaling Plant— also a RandS Gravity Sand Plant, designed 
vania Lines West of Pittsburgh, at Akron, Ohio, 1918. 


Concrete and Steel Loco- 
and built for the Pennsyl- 


Reinf orced Concrete Coaling Plants stand pre-eminent in the held today, backed by years 
of continuous effort to produce the best. 

Our plants permit a speedy coaling of engines in the most economical and simple manner, 
and the maintenance expense of the plant itself is proportionately low. 

Bring your coaling problems to our engineers. A talk with us will benefit you materially, 
and demonstrate why we have never failed to Fulfill the Contract, Satisfy the Client.’ 


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ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 

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Two-hundred Ton Capacity Reinforced Concrete Counterbalanced 
and Sanding Plant Designed and Constructed by Roberts and Scbaefer 
at Akron, Obio. See page 20 for actual view. 


Bucket Coaling 
Company, 1917 


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Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway 

Joliet, III. 


100-ton capacity, two-track. Automatic Electric Elevator 50 tons per hour. The official 
in charge wrote us December 22,1917 , as loll ows : 

Your work on Reinforced Concrete Coaling Station which your company has built for us 
at Joliet has been completed and the chute is now working in an entirely satisfactory manner, 
and I can see no reason for h olding your Superintendent, Mr. Ludwig, here any longer. 

We duplicated this structure for the Pennsylvania R. R.— Eastern Lines, Rainey Junction, Pa. 


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Pennsylvania Railroad 

Kane, Pa. 

300-ton capacity Reinforced Concrete Automatic Electric 
two-track Plant, including two RandS Gravity Sand Plants using 
Beamer Steam Dryers. 


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Pennsylvania Lines West, New Hawthorne Yard 

Indianapolis , Indiana 

500-ton capacity, three-track. Automatic Electric, 75-ton per hour Elevator. 


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Roberts and Schaefer Coaling Plant 

A 900-ton capacity, four-track. Reinforced Concrete. Automatic 
Electric Locomotive Coaling Plant, with separate and duplicate 
elevating and distributing equipment, designed and completed by 

us for tbe Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Com¬ 
pany, Hazelton Terminal, Youngstown, Ohio, 1918. 


Cinder Handling Equipment 



We also installed tbe Cinder Handling Equipment adjacent to this Coal¬ 
ing Station shown. The four tracks passing under the Coaling Station have 
cinder pits in which are located 48 large cinder 
buckets. By an electric hoist the filled buckets 
are raised, and discharge automatically into 
the cinder bin, from 
which the cinders are 
loaded into cars. 


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ROBERTS AND SCHAEFER COMPANY 



Monongahela Railway 

South Brownsville, Pa. 

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200-ton capacity, three-track. Automatic Electric, using Duplex 12-foot Shallow Pit Loader. 
Also equipped with cinder handling equipment and storage pocket shown m diagrammatic view, 
page 50, and m addition a RandS Gravity Sand Plant and Transfer Chute for mechanically 
transferring coke from one car to another. The official who placed contract for us for this 
plant advised us, upon completion, as follows : 

The performance of this Coaling Plant is very satisfactory so far, and when the present 
damaged slate controller hoard is replaced by you, I believe the contract will have been com¬ 
pleted.’ 


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Diagrammatic drawing of proper track centers with respect to coaling tracks and receivin 
hopper tracks on coaling Plants of various designs. For use of Railroad Chief Engineers, i 
determining yard lay-outs, using different types of Reinforced Concrete Coaling Stations. 


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of Handling Coal , Various 
Large Railway System for 


Coaling Stations 
December , 1916 


on 


a 




Tons 


Power 



Stations Style 

Han- 


and 

Total Dec. 

Dec. 


Chute 

died 

Labor 

Sup. 

Cost 1916 

1915 

A Division— 






1 

Pocket Chute . . 

6.595 

552.14 

.90 

553.04 .0839 

.0652 

2 

Pocket Chute . . . 

5.263 

526.24 

7.50 

533.74 .1014 

.0839 

3 

Pocket Chute . . . 

3.507 

350.76 

15.38 

366.14 .1044 

.0839 

4 

Pocket Chute . . . 

1.235 

123.50 

5.16 

128.66 .1042 

.0750 

5 

Bal. Bkt. 

5,075 

432.19 

22.07 

454.26 .0895 

.0258 

6 

Bal. Bkt.. 

4,310 

177.68 

52.36 

230.04 .0534 

.0404 

7 

Chain Type. 

7.173 

160.97 

31.39 

192.36 .0268 

.0161 

8 Cars. 

593 

59.30 


59.30 .1000 

.1014 

9 

Crane Hoist and 







Car. 

7,384 

233.38 

21.26 

254.64 .0345 

.0238 

10 


385 

38.50 


38.50 .1000 

.1000 

11 

Cars. 





.1000 

19 






.1000 

13 Cars. 

32 

3.20 


3.20 .1000 




41.552 

2657.86 

156.02 

2813.88 .0677 

.0460 

B Division—• 






14 

Pocket Chute . . . 

716 

78.63 

1.36 

79.99 .1117 

.0862 

15 

Bal. Bkt. 

1.865 

37.50 

15.03 

52.53 .0282 

.0349 

16 

Bal. Bkt. 

2.310 

117.19 

16.50 

133.69 .0579 

.0500 

17 

Bal. Bkt. 

3,369 

79.38 

20.32 

99.70 .0296 

.0381 

18 

Platform. 

125 

17.74 


17.74 .1419 

.1000 

19 

Cars. 

402 

40.20 


40.20 .1000 

.1000 

20 

Cars. 

875 

87.50 


87.50 .1000 

.1000 

21 

Cars. 

173 

17.30 


17.30 .1000 

.1000 

22 

Platform. 

188 

41.18 


41.18 .2190 

.1000 

23 

Platform. 

216 

75.70 


75.50 .3505 


24 

Pocket Chute . . . 

3.191 

292.15 

6.16 

298.31 .0935 

.0830 

25 

Platform. 

229 

31.15 


31.15 .1360 

.1000 

26 

Platform. 

233 

23.30 


23.30 .1000 

.1000 

27 

Cars. 

86 

8.60 


8.60 .1000 

.1000 

28 Cars. 

5 

3.75 


3.75 .7500 




13.983 

951.27 

59.37 

1010.64 .0723 

.0676 

C Division—- 






29 

Bal. Bkt. 

6.309 

156.38 

22.58 

178.96 .0284 

.0234 

30 

Chain Tvpe . 

5.571 

156.60 

62.68 

219.28 .0394 

.0634 

31 

Bal. Bkt. 

6,103 

139.71 

41.51 

181.22 .0297 

.0218 

32 

Crane Hoist. 

4.941 

148.05 

17.52 

165.57 .0335 

.0718 

33 

Pocket Chute . . 

2.157 

325.80 

2.01 

327.81 .1520 

.0915 

34 

Cars. 

819 

81.90 


81.90 .1000 

.1000 

35 

Air Hoist. 

305 

55.00 


55.00 .1803 

.0467 

36 

Air Hoist. 

238 

55.00 


55.00 .2311 

.0463 

37 

Crane Hoist and 







Cars. 

391 

127.50 

15.15 

142.65 .1026 

.0746 

38 

Pocket Chute . . 

2.399 

247.45 

2.97 

250.42 .1044 

.0815 

59 

Platform. 

75 

18.01 


18.01 .2401 

.1000 

40 

Cars. 

559 

55.90 


55.90 .1000 

.1000 

41 

Crane Hoist. 

2.041 

91.77 

14.55 

106.32 .0521 

.0393 

42 

Platform. 

268 

54.43 


54.43 .2031 

.1000 

43 

Bal. Bkt. 

2.401 

94.50 

25.34 

119.84 .0499 

.0338 



35,577 

1808 00 

204.31 

2312.31 .0566 

.0156 

D Division— 






44 

Pocket Chute . 

878 

87.84 


87.84 .1000 

.1008 

45 

Pocket Chute . 

3.272 

312.39 

2.77 

315.16 .0963 

.0885 

46 

Air Hoist. 

500 

93.33 

.56 

93.89 .1878 

.1519 

47 

Air Hoist. 

292 

60.10 

.60 

60.70 .2079 

.2262 

48 

Air Hoist. 

679 

110.00 

.44 

110.44 .1627 

.1144 

49 







50 

Cars 

83 

8.30 


8.30 .1000 


51 

Cars 

4 

3.00 


3.00 .7500 










5.708 

674.96 

4.37 

679.33 .1190 

.1027 


GRAND TOTAL AND AVERAGE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE 

A Division.41,552 2657.86 156.02 2813.88 .0677 .0460 

B D.vision.13,983 951.27 59.37 1010.64.0723.0676 

C Div.sion.35,577 1808.00 204.31 2012.31 .0566 .0516 

D Division. 5,708 674.96 4.37 679.33 .1190 .1027 


Grand Total.96.820 6092.09 424.07 6516.16 .0673 .0544 



Tons 


Power 


Stations Style 

Han- 


and 

Total Dec. Dec. 

Chute 

died 

Labor 

Sup. 

Cost 1916 1915 

E Division—■ 





52 Gravity. 

1.827 

116.40 


116.40 .0637 .0622 

53 Bal. Bkt. & 





Crane Hoist. 

5,498 

147.05 

35.00 

182.05 .0331 .0345 

54 Link. 

3,494 

95.30 

33.60 

128.90 .0369 .0326 

55 Cars . . . .. 

1.395 

139.50 


139.50 .1000 .1000 

56 Cars. 

38 

8.80 


8.80 .1000 .1000 

57 Crane Hoist. . . 

6.604 

195.52 

25.65 

221.17 .0335 .0384 

58 Mine Tipple. . 

3,629 

92.90 

5.97 

98.87 .0272 .0275 

59 Cars. 

246 

24.60 


24.60 .1000 .1406 

60 Cars. 

87 

8.70 


8.70 .1000 .1000 

61 Cars. 

145 

14.50 


14.50 .1000 .1000 

62 Cars. 

103 

10.30 


10.30 .1000 .1000 

63 Cars. 

200 

20.00 


20.00 .1000 .1000 

64 Pocket Chute . 

2,523 

220.74 


220.74 .0875 .0828 

65 Pocket Chute . 

3.488 

313.92 

3.45 

317.37 .0910 .0803 

66 Pocket Chute . 

2.692 

269.15 

11.17 

280.32 .1041 .0846 

67 Gravity. 

. 2.388 

119.39 


119.39 .0500 .0500 

68 Cars. 

381 

38.10 


38.10 .1000 .1000 

69 Cars. 

1,538 

153.80 


153.80 .1000 .1000 

70 Cars. 

425 

42.50 


42.50 .1000 .1000 

71 Cars. 




.1042 

72 Cars. 

253 

25.30 


25.30 .1000 . 

73 Cars. 

133 

13.30 


13.30 .1000 

74 Cars . . 

17 

1.70 


1.70 .1000 


37,154 

2071.47 

114.81 

2186.31 .0588 .0560 

F Division—• 





75 Platform 

164 

25.24 


25.24 .1539 .1536 

76 Pocket Chute . 

2.621 

282.43 

.21 

282.64 .1078 .0750 

77 Pocket Chute . 

2.581 

248.74 

5.40 

254.14 .0985 .0769 

78 Chain Type. 

. 4.069 

176.44 

35.54 

211.98 .0521 .0645 

79 Crane Hoist. . . 

. 5.842 

195.96 

35.32 

231.28 .0396 .0249 

80 Cars. 

1,709 

276.00 

2.35 

278.35 .1629 .1180 

81 Cars. 

160 

16.00 


16.00 .1000 .1000 

82 Platform 

44 

8.80 


8.80 .2000 .0647 

83 Gravity. 

3.358 

154.49 

11.17 

165.66 .0493 .0167 

84 Gravity. 

4.707 

79.50 


79.50 .0169 .0188 

85 Pocket Chute 

3.072 

264.83 

2.19 

267.02 .0869 .0807 

86 Cars. 

984 

98.40 


98.40 .1000 .1000 

87 Cars. 

306 

34.25 


34.25 .1119 .1000 

88 Bal. Bkt. 

2,838 

70.00 

9.03 

79.03 .0278 .0291 

89 Cars. 





90 Cars. 

60 

6.88 


6.88 .1147 

91 Platform . 

40 

6.01 


6.01 1503 


32.555 

1943.97 

101.21 

2045.18 .0628 .0535 

G Division— 





92 Gravitv. 

2.301 

130.98 

3.62 

134.60 .0585 .0264 

93 Bal. Bkt. 

3,311 

96.23 

31.50 

127.73 .0386 .0523 

94 Cars. 

1.263 

126.30 


126.30 .1000 .1000 

95 Cars. 

310 

31.00 


31.00 .1000 .1384 

96 Cars. 

189 

18.90 


18.90 .1000 .1000 

97 Cars. 

452 

45.20 


45.20 .1000 .1000 

98 Bal. Bkt . . 

. 2.223 

66.45 

20.15 

86.60 .0390 .0326 

99 Cars. 

105 

10.50 


10.50 .1000 .1000 

100 Cars. 

133 

13.30 


13.30 .1000 .1000 

101 Cars. 

42 

4.20 


4.20 .1000 . 

102 Cars. 

121 

32.10 


32.10 .1000 .1000 

103 Cars. 

117 

11.70 


11.70 .1000 .1000 

104 Cars. 

53 

5.30 


5.30 .1000 . 

105 Cars. 

26 

22.25 


22.25 .8558 .8815 





.3950 







10,846 

614.41 

55.27 

669.68 .0617 .0536 

GRAND TOTAL AND AVERAGE. DISTRICT NUMBER TWO 

E Division. 

,37.154 

2071.47 

114.84 

2186.31 .0588 .0560 

F Division. 

32,555 

1943.97 

101.21 

2045.18 .0628 .0535 

G Division. 

10.846 

614.41 

55.27 

669.68 .0617 .0536 

Grand Total . . 

80.555 

4629.85 

271.32 

4901.17 .0608 .0546 


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Summary 


Coal Handling at two and one-half 
Cents a Ton—1916 

The accompanying table shows in detail 
the cost of handling coal, as taken from the 
records carefully compiled by a large railway 
system. We find by reference to the data 
given that the following methods of coal 
handling are employed : 

(1) c rane Hoist. This is a steam hoisting 
and revolving crane of the self-propelling 
type. 

(2) Pocket Chute. The old wooden grav¬ 
ity chute where cars are run up an incline 
and coal unloaded in pockets. 

i 3) Chain Type. The continuous type of 
buckets operating on a chain. 

(4) Balanced Bucket. As originated and 
developed by the Roberts and Schaefer Com¬ 
pany. 

(5) C ars. Where coal is handled direct 
from car to the locomotive. 

(6) Platfo rm. Wh ere coal is first thrown 
on a platform and then on the locomotive. 

(?) Air Hoist. An air cylinder mounted 
on four wheels or stationary and handles a 
one-ton bucket. 

(8) Mine Tipple. The point where coal 
is placed on the tenders direct from mines. 

(9) Gravity. Where coal can be dumped 
directly in the coal chute pockets and then to 
locomotive tender. 

(10) Train Men. Where coal is loaded 
on the engine by train crews. 

By close study we can arrive at a good 
estimate on cost of handling coal by any one 
of these methods, and at a glance one would 
say that the comparative costs would be 
about as follows : 


(1) 

Train Men. 


(2) 

Platform. 


(3) 

By Hand. 

. . . .10 per ton 

(4) 

Gravity. 

.06 per ton 

(5) 

Crane Hoists. 

. . . .05 per ton 

(6) 

Mine Tipple. 

. . .03 per ton 

(7) 

Balanced Bucket. . 



At station number “31" on division C 
with the Balanced Buck et type, the aver¬ 
age cost shows the lowest on the system 
2V 2 c a ton. This and six other plants were 
designed and built by the Roberts and 
Schaefer Company. These seven plants are 
indicated in the general table in black face 
type. For the convenience of the reader, 
they are also given below where a glance will 
show the very low cost at which coal is 
handled by them. In fact, so great was the 
economy shown by th ese plants that their 
total cost was paid for in eighteen months out 
of the money saved over former methods. 

Cost of operation of P.oberts and Schaefer 
Coaling ‘Plants: 


Cost of Decern- Decem- 

Tons Labor Power ber. ber, 

Han- Ex- and Total 1916 1915 

Location died pense Supplies Cost per Ton per Ten 

Sta- 5, Div. A . 5.075 S432.19 S22.07 S454.26S0.0895 S0.0258 
Sta. 6, Div. A 4.310 177.68 52.86 230.04 .0534 .0404 

Sta. 17. Div. B. 3,369 79.38 20.32 99.70 .0296 .0381 

Sta. 31. Div. C 6.103 139.71 41.51 181.22 .0297 .0218 

Sta. 53, D.v. E 5.498 147.05 35.00 182.05 .0331 .0345 

Sta. 88. D.v. F. 2.838 70.00 9.03 79.03 .0278 .0291 

Sta. 93. Div. G. 3.311 96.23 31.50 127.73 .0386 .0523 

Tbe above seven plants were designed and built by the 
Roberts and Schaefer Company. 

The average cost per ton for December, 1916. is.0431 

The average cost per ton for December, 1915, is.0345 

On the entire system the average cost on the A. B, C and D 

Divisions for all coal handling plants on the line for 

December, 1916, is.0673 

December, 1915, is.0544 

For the E, F and G Divisions, this average cost per ton for 

December, 1916, is.0608 

December, 1915, is.0546 


The above comparisons of the cost of handling coal by the 
Roberts and Schaefer Plants as against the average cost by all 
other plants is of interest. 


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The above view shows a refinement in detail of the 
Erie Avenue Coaling Plant, Philadelphia Reading 
Railroad, equipped with wash bowls, lockers, toilets, 
etc., for use of workmen about the terminal. 


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A New Design 

Diagram drawing showing design of a large 1,200-ton capacity, six-track. Reinforced Con¬ 
crete and Steel Locomotive Coaling and Sanding Plant. We are now building this facility 
for the Norfolk Western Railroad at West Roanoke, Va. 

The d esign is unique in that the plant is equipped with electrically operated shaking screens 
for screening all coal prior to storing it in the concrete pockets. This coal being screened into 
two sizes, the lump coal stores in one 600-ton pocket and coal passing through 2-inch perfora¬ 
tions for stoker locomotive use, stored in other 600-ton pocket. Plant equipped with two-track 
hoppers and alternate automatic electric elevating equipments, having a combined hoisting 
capacity of 150 tons per hour. 

Lump coal may be withdrawn from pocket and crushed, and re-elevated and discharged 
into stoker small coal bin. Also equipped with RandS Gravity Sand Handling Plant. 


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ROBERTS AND SCHAEFER COMPANY 


LOCOMOTIVE COALING PLANTS 

Built or Contracted For By Us Since January 1, 1917 


Manchester, N. Y.—Lelngh Valley R. R. Co., 

1200 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Pitcai rn. Pa.—Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 

1200 tons, frame construction. 

Allegheny, Pa.—Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 

200 tons, frame construction. 

East St. Louis, Ill.-—-Terminal R. R. Association of St. Louis. 

300 tons. Reinforced Conciete construction. 

Akron, Ohio—Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh. 

200 tons. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Dick erson Run. Pa.— Pittsburgh 6? Lake Erie R. R., 

Automatic Electric Cinder Handling Plant. 

Osceola Mills, Pa.—Pennyslvama R. R . Co., 

200 tons, frame construction. 

Hobok en, N. J.—Delaware. Lackawanna & Western R. R., 

400 tons, frame construction. 

Valley Junction. Ill.—St. Louis Southwestern Ry., 

2C0 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Haselton, Ohio—Pittsburgh Lake Erie R. R., 

900 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Dillon, Mont.—Oregon Short Line R. R., 

150 tons. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

M elrose. Mont.—Oregon Short Line R. R„ 

150 tons. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Joliet, Ill.—Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry., 

100 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Philadelphia, Pa.—Philadelphia (P Reading Ry., 

2000 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Indianapolis, Ind.—Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh, 

500 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

m; ngus, Texas—-Texas & Pacific Ry., 

400 tons, frame construction. 

South Brownsville. Pa.—Monongahela Ry., 

200 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

South Brownsville, Pa.—Monongahela Ry., 

Electric Cinder Handling Plant. 

South Chicago, Ill.—Chicago Short Line Ry., 

100 tons, frame construction. 

Sidney, Australia—New South Wales Government Railways. 

100 tons, frame construction. 

Rochester, N. Y.-Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 

100 tons, frame construction. 

Nashville, Tenn.—Nashville, Chattanooga 6? St. Louis Ry., 

300 tons, frame constiuction. 

Chattanooga, Tenn.—Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry., 
300 tons, frame construction. 

Nelsonvdle, Ohio—-Hocking Valley Ry., 

500 tons. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Guthrie, Ky.—Louisville & Nashville R. R., 

400 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

South Omaha, Neb.— Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha, 
150 tons, frame construction. 

West Brownsville Junction. Pa.- Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 

300 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Pitcairn, Pa.—Pennsylvania R. R. Co. 

(Rebuilding after fire), 1200 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Nelsonvdle, Ohio—-Hocking Valley Ry., 

Automatic Cinder Handling Plant. 

Nashville, Tenn.—Louisville & Nashville R. R., 

1000 tons, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

B1 airsville. Pa.— Pennsylvania R. R„ 

200 tons. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Marion, Ohio—Hocking Valley Ry., 

Toledo, Ohio—Hocking Valley Ry., 

Each Economical Coaling Conveyors. 

North Bessemer, Pa.—Bessemer & Lake Erie R. R., 

400 tons, frame construction. 


Richmond, Ind.-—Pennsylvania Lines West. 

500-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Thurlow, Pa.-—Pennsylvania R. R.-—Eastern Lines. 

300-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Montgomery, Ala.—I lOuisville & Nashvi lie R. R., 

400-ton stoiage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Rainey Junction, Pa.—Pennsylvania R. R.-—Eastern Lines, 
100-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Kane, Pa.—Pe nnsylvania R. R.—Eastern Lines. 

300-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Jonesboro, Ark.—St. Louis Southwestern Ry., 

200-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Commerce, Texas—St. Louis Southwestern Ry., 

200-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

South Oil City, Pa.—Pennsylvania R. R.—Eastern Lines. 

200-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Atlanta, Ga.-—Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry., 

300-ton storage capacity, frame construction. 

Handley. W. Va.—Ch esapea ke & Ohio Ry., 

500-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Coalburg, Ohio—New York Central R. R., 

300-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Ft. Wayne, Ind.—New York Ce ntral R. R., 

100-ton storage capacity, Steel construction. 

Coalburg, Ohio-—New York Central R. R., 

Cinder plants. 

Minerva, Ohio—New York Central R. R., 

Cinder plants. 

Columbus, Ohio—Toledo fe? Ohio Central Ry., 

300-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Garden Junction, Buffalo, N. Y.—Pennsylvania R. R.— Eastern 
Lines, 

600-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Wilmington, Del.—-Pennsylvania R. R.—Eastern Lines. 

1200-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Canton, Ohio—Pennsylvania Lines West, 

700-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Conciete construction. 

Crestline, Ohio—Pennsylvania Lines West, 

700-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Mingo Junction, Ohio—Pennsylvania Lines West. 

700-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Girard, Ohio—Pennsylvania Lines West, 

1100-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Wheatland, Pa.—Pennsylvania Lines West, 

200-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Bremen A»ve., St. Louis, Mo.—Terminal R. R. Association of St. 
Louis. 

300-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Mad ison, in .—Terminal R. R. Association of St. Louis. 

300-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Wyoming, Mich.— Pere Marquette R. R. 

500-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Conciete construction. 

Grand Junction. Mich.—Pere Marquette R. R.. 

150-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

New Buffalo, Mich.—Pere Marquette R. R. 

150-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

South Omaha, Neb.—Union Stock Yards Co. of Omaha, 

200-ton storage capacity, fiame construction. 

West Roanoke, Va.—Norfolk 6? Western Ry.. 

1200-ton storage capacity. Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Youngwood, Pa.—Pennsylvania R. R.—Eastern Lines, 

900-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Perryville, Md.— Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington R. R. 
300-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Concord, Ky.—Chesapeake &? Ohio Ry., 

500-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 

Columbus, Oh io-—Pennsylvania Lines West, 

1000-ton storage capacity, Reinforced Concrete construction. 


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E WERE THE FIRST to use Reinforced Concrete for Coaling Station Construction. 

WE WERE THE FIRST to use electric current for tlie automatic operation of 
elevating equipment. 


WE WERE THE FIRST to use the Balanced Bucket Type Coaling Plant. 

WE WERE THE FIRST to use the Counterbalanced Bucket Type Coaling Plant. 

WE WERE THE FIRST to build “B ucket Type Coaling Plants with 12—ft. shallow pit. 


WE WERE THE FIRST to use the Silent Traction two-groove Hoist, which physically pre¬ 
vents any possibility of overwinding the coal bucket above its discharge point. 


WE WERE THE FIRST to use the Gravity Sand Handling Plant in connection with Coaling 
Stations to eliminate the hand shoveling process. 

WE WERE THE FIRST to measure and record coal issued to engines with power operated 
machines. 

WE HAVE ALWAYS LED , and rightfully are entitled to the slogan America s Foremost 
Designers and Builders of Locomotive Coaling Plants. 


Since the Roberts and Schaefer Company was organized 15 years ago, we have designed 
and built throughout Locomotive Coaling Plants for the PENNS\LVANIA RAILROAD 
SYSTEM Lines East and West having a total storage capacity of 16,680 tons, located at the 
following places, with definite storage capacities as outlined: 


Northumberland, Pa. 1000 tons 

Nescopec, Pa. 165 “ 

Chicago. Ill. 3a0 

Indianapolis, Ind. 400 “ 

Baltimore. Md. 1000 ** 

Elmira, N. Y. 300 “ 

Honey Pot, Pa. 165 

Baltimore. Md. 100 “ 

Erie. Pa. 300 “ 

Pitcairn. Pa.1200 

Allegheny, Pa. 200 

Osceola Mills, Pa ... 200 

Akron. Ohio. 200 

Indianapolis, Ind. 500 

Rochester, N. Y. 100 

West Brownsville Junction, Pa. 300 

Pitcairn, Pa. (Rebuilding).1200 


Blairsville, Pa,. 

Rainey Junction. Pa. 

Kane, Pa. 

South Oil City, Pa. 

Gardenville Junction. Buffalo, N. Y.. 

Wil mington. Del. 

Canton, Ohio. 

Crestline, Oh io. 

Mingo Junction, Okio. 

Girard, Oh IO. 

Wheatland, Pa. 

Youngwood, Pa. 

Perryville, Md. 

Columbus, Oh IO. 

Richmond, Indiana. 

Thurlow, Pa. 


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100 

300 

200 

600 

1200 

700 

700 

700 

1100 

200 

900 

300 

1000 

500 

300 


tons 


At the time this book goes to press we have under construction 12 installations for this 
R. R,— an unparalleled record for one of America s leading transportation systems. On 
July 11, 1918, we received a communication, unsolicited, from the General Superintendent 
of Motive Power, in which he states : 


"In view of the very satisfactory business relations that have existed between us in the 
past, I am glad to see that your company continues to study the problem of coaling locomotives, 
and every now and then brings out something new and good covering this work. 


Repeat orders are the best recommendation of our service. 


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Standard Elevating Bucket 

Our Bucket is manufactured with a 6-mch 
steel roller on the h ucket apron which, you 
will observe from the cut, travels on a con¬ 
tinuous steel guide from the bottom o f the 
pit to the bucket discharge point, absolutely 
preventing any possibility of the bucket com¬ 
ing down open. The design of the bucket 
permits the coal to slide out when discharging 
into the bin on a straight line with the chute to 
the b in. There are no latches, trippers, 
closing springs, dumping curves or any like 
mechanism. Our bucket rolls up the steel 
tower on heavy enclosed Gurney ball bearing 
rollers. See design page 36. 


Schraeder Feeder 

The Automatic Measuring Feeder, pat¬ 
ented August 26, 1913, which we own and 
which machine is illustrated above, we be¬ 
lieve to be the simplest and most efficient 
device m a measuring feeder. It h as the 
good features of all feeders now sold and 
some additional advantages, such as ease 
of operation, absence of all levers, toggle 
links, etc. 

The “Schraed er does not leak and it is 
not possible to re-load a loaded bucket. It 
is of heavy steel construction and has a 
maximum measuring capacity of 2^9 tons 
per charge—the largest capacity of any mea¬ 
suring feeder used m Locomotive Coaling 
Plant construction. We make all the sup¬ 
ports for these units in bucket pit of steel 
angles and channels-—no wood. 


Patent Elevating Bucket 


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View showing equip¬ 
ment over top of 1,200- 
ton pocket m Lehigh Val¬ 
ley R. R. Coaling Plant 
at Manchester, N. Y. 
Note the tracks on which 
the “RandS” Patent 
Tram Cars travel, dis¬ 
tributing the coal in this 
pocket; also observe con¬ 
crete chutes for mixing 
four grades of coal, an¬ 
thracite and bituminous. 


This is quite an ingenious photo¬ 
graph taken with the camera point¬ 
ing down in the bucket pit, show¬ 
ing our Schraeder Deep Pit Patent 
Measuring Feeder and Elevating 
Bucket suspended from c able. dh is 
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Bucket, using 4* 9 -inch 
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Erection drawing ol Schraeder Patent Measuring Feeder and Elevating Bucket, in concrete 
pit and track hopper. 


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Illustrating’ our heavy Cast Iron Base iype Hoist, direct connected to electric motor with 
Solenoid B rake, for large tonnage Coaling Plants. The lower view shows hoist for bucket 
only, and the upper view shows hoist with adjacent drum for operating horizontal Ra ndS" 
Tram Car for distributing coal over the bin. Note h eavy substantial construction, gear 
guards, etc. 



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Electric Motor With Solenoid Brake 

Genera 1 Electric I. T. C., Crane Type, Reversible Motor, used for driving hoist which ele¬ 
vates the coal bucket. This motor is equipped with a solenoid brake to prevent dropping of 
the 1 oad in case current may be cut off. The brake sets fast at the bucket discharge point, 
same being actuated by the automatic controller. 



View of heavy type hoist in 
Erie Avenue Coaling Plant, Phila¬ 
delphia & Reading Ry., for oper¬ 
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RandS Electric Traction Hoist 

For Small Tonnage Plants 

The Rob erts and Schaefer Company direct connected Silent Traction Hoist, with two 
V-groove drum and electric Solenoid Brake. This brake prevents dropping the load in case 
current may be cut off. 

A General Electric or Westinghouse Alternating or Direct Current Reversible 15 H. P. 
motor is operated in connection with the Roberts and Schaefer Company Automatic Controller. 
This controller is manufactured for us by the Cutler-Hammer Manufacturing Company. 

This electric equipment gives the time element to the motor, permitting the continuous 
and automatic ascent and descent of the elevating bucket without an attendant. There are 
no gears exposed in this hoist, the same being arranged with S. K. F. ball bearings, are manu¬ 
factured of cut forged steel and bronze, and are enclosed in a cast iron housing and operate 
in a bath of oil. 

Two H -inch special steel cables connect the elevating bucket and the balancing counter¬ 
weight, and with this two-groove traction principle it is not possible to hoist the bucket above 
the discharge point. This hoist is safe because it is so designed that in case of over-run at 
terminals, that is, top and bottom, either the bucket or the counterweight bottoms on a buffer, 
thereby reducing the traction on the hoist drum sufficiently to prevent further motion of the 
bucket and counterweight, even if the motor keeps on running. This design is exclusive with 
us and eliminates accidents^ 


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Electric Automatic Controller 

Roberts and Schaefer Company s Electric Automatic Controller, as manufactured by the 
Cutler-Hammer M anufacturing Company. 

This view shows the controller and oil dash pot with steel enclosure housing open. This 
controller is absolutely perfect in operation and permits the continuous ascent and descent of 
the elevating bucket without an attendant. This automatic feature of the elevating equipment 
permits the operator to devote his time to other work about the plant such as dumping of cars 
over the track hopper, etc. Eliminating labor saves cost of handling coal per ton. 


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View showing RandS Silent Traction 
with Automatic Electric Controller in a plant 


Hoist operating 
at Cowan, Tenn. 


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Diagrammatic drawing showing machinery 
ing counterweight, traction hoist, 'and 


consisting of coal bucket, halanc- 
enclosed automatic controller. 



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Distillate Oil Engine 


This view illustrates the 15 H. P. Type Z 
through belt, to our Automatic Reversible Hoist 
Th is is one of the latest products and has 
using distillate oil as fuel. 


Fairban ks Oil Engine for furnishing power 
in Coaling Station construction, 
all the new devices for economical operation 


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Sway Coaling Apron with Radial Gate 

Our Rad lal Gate with Sway Spout may he satisfactorily operated irom the top of an engine 
tender with one hand from any position available to the gate. A particularly well designed 
system of operating levers makes this possible. The arrangement of counterweights prevents 
bump or jar when the apron reaches the limit of its up position as the differential weights retire 
to the structure for their support. When they are needed to balance the apron in the low 
position, they are in suspension on the apron operating chains. The Radial Gate is pivoted 
and cuts with the flow of coal. It is positive in its action and prevents any attempts to skim 
the lumps, leaving the slack m the coal pocket for the next engine arriving at the plant. 

The coaling apron is pivoted laterally and allows a spread of coal 1V 2 feet wide, preventing 
damage to the spout or structure in case an engine moves while taking coal, and a tender may 
thus be filled with one spotting of the locomotive. The apron has a breaking joint, preventing 
damage to the spout. We make this gate with large size 24 -inch openings m the pocket, pre¬ 
venting the bridging of coal at the gate openings. 

We also have alternate designs suitable for application under a concrete pocket. 

This gate will work quickly, easily, and always. 

Price on application. 


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“Safety First” Coaling Gate 

Th is view illustrates our Safety First undercut Coaling Gate 
with heavy hooded differential spout, all controlled by the fireman 
on platform between coaling plant columns. The apron is con¬ 
trolled in any position by the operating chain. As our undercut 
coaling gate does not depend upon balancing counterweights or its 
own weight to close itself but is under th e manual power of the 
operator at ail times through the rack and pinion and operating 
chain, the liability of flooding engines is also eliminated. 

Our coaling gate equipment is up to date and of the heaviest, 
most substantial construction. 


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R-.1 S Company. 


RandS Patent Tram Car 

Patented Nov. 15, 1904; Nov. 12, 1907; July 2, 1918 

The horizontal distribution of coal in a bin is best accomplished by the simple “RandS” 
Automatic Tram Car. Th is car is built throughout of p^-inch steel plate and is 6 feet long by 
6 feet wide, the car rolling on 16-mch diameter cast iron wheels w ith h ard babbitted bushings. 
The roller wheels, being located at the top above the center of gravity, prevent the car leaving 
the track. 

The RandS Tram Car is self-discharging and self-closing, and absolutely automatic in 
its discharge and closing operation ; the discharge of coal taking place wherever the inclined 
angle iron track is located, which comes in rolling contact with the Tram Car undercut gate, 
rotating it, and thereby discharging the load direct into 
the coal pocket. 

This Tram Car is connected with a 3/o-inch hoisang 
cable to the hoist drum, which is direct connected to the 
bucket hoisting drum by drive gears. The horizontal 
travel is therefore timed with the vertical travel of the 
buckets. The Tram Car makes its complete excursion 
horizontally each time as the buckets are elevated, and 
there is always a Tram Car at the bucket discharge 
point to receive the coal as it is discharged from the 
elevating bucket, and thereby distributed over the 
pocket as desired. See page 37 for Power Haulage 
Machine. 

We have many Tram Cars in successful service and 
it is unquestionably the simplest method known for the 
horizontal distribution of coal. 

View of Tram Car being filled at bucket 
discharge point. 



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Tli e above views sbow RandS Patent Tram Cars located over large storage bins for 
distributing coal. Tbe upper view at Manchester, N. Y.; tbe lower view showing one of four 
Tram Cars in service over the 2,000-ton bin equipped with 18 pockets, in the Erie Avenue PI ant, 
Philadelphia 6? Reading Railroad, Philadelphia. 



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END VIEW 


SIDE SECTION VIEW 

RANDS SHALLOW PIT COALING EQUIPMENT" 

PATENTED. FEB iB-iSia 

19-1913 

OTHER. EflmgS-EEttfliMfi, 


TKe above diagrammatic drawing and 
shop before shipment, illustrates our new 
operate in conjunction with a 12-foot buc 
handling water in deep pit construction, w 


actual photograph of the equipment, taken in the 
RandS Patent Shallow Pit Coaling Equipment to 
ket pit to eliminate the difficulties encountered in 
hich is expensive and oftentime causes delays. 


This coal elevating bucket rolls up the tower on Gurney ball bearing rollers, and is so 
designed that it takes its load from the track hopper definitely without the addition of a coal 
measuring feeder which requires additional depth of bucket pit. An ingenious undercut gate 
operating on rollers, actuated by the ascent and descent of the elevating bucket, definitely 
loads the bucket, preventing overflowing same and flooding the pit. 



The mechanism is mounted on two exceedingly heavy 
steel trusses bolted direct to the floor and sides of the 
square concrete pit. Distance from base of coaling track 
rail to the bottom of the bucket pit guaranteed to be 
11 , elevating receiving hopper track 2 feet above the 
coaling track rail. 

* 

This equipment is fully covered by patents applied 
for in 1912 and issued in 1918, controlled by the Roberts 
and Schaefer Company, and also additional patents 
pending. 


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G.'SCl/.YD AL&.n 

The Duplex Patent Shallow Pit Feeder 
is the only machine ever built to feed coal 
from track hopper to Balanced or Counter¬ 
balanced Elevating Bucket, for coaling sta¬ 
tions, in a pit only 12 ft. below ground level. 

All other “bucket type plants require a 
pit 20 to 25 ft. deep in the ground. 

It is usually impossible to drain such a 
deep pit. It is usually possible to drain a 
12-ft. pit. Avoid the extra “force account 
expense necessary to pump water while in¬ 
stalling a deep pit, by specifying the Duplex 
Feeder. We consider this an ingenious in¬ 
vention, strong in construction and simple in 
operation. 

We have never brought out a failure. 


Sno Zlzvat’oh 
S.wyi'/ns sscr.o.Y rueis sucurer p.t 


“Duplex 12 Foot Shallow 
Pit Loader” 

From track hopper to ele¬ 
vating bucket of coaling sta¬ 
tion. 

Patented Dec. 3, 1918 


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The hoist has a differential action with ratio of travel 5 to 1 for loader and elevating bucket. The loader is 
geared direct and definitely to the automatic electric hoist, which likewise controls the elevating coal bucket. 


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Cinder Handling and Storage Plant on Pittsburgh and Lake Erie R. R. 

Recently completed by us for tbis railroad at College, Pa.; Newell, Pa. ; Aliquippa, Pa. ; 
and Monessen, Pa. Also two for use at Haselton, Obio, for tbe same company. One also in 
service for tbe Monongahela Railroad Company at South Brownsville, Pa. ; also under con¬ 
struction for New York Central Railroad at Coalburg, Ohio, an d M inerva, Ob 10 . 

Six heavy solid cinder buckets, 55 cubic feet capacity each, located in Cinder Pit on heavy 
roller trucks. Electric hoist with automatic stop lifts loaded bucket which dumps automatically 
into storage bin, at any time. 

The Reinforced Concrete bin, lined with fire-brick, holds cinders until empty cars are avail¬ 
able and Cast Iron Gate controls flow of cinders from bin. 


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View showing Robertson Patent Cinder Equipment, designed for application to coal receiving 
hopper to handle locomotive coal at an unimportant point where few engines take coal. This 
is strictly an economical coaling conveyor and operates by compressed air connection to the 
engine itself, or from a roundhouse reservoir. 

It is not necessary for an operator to remain at this point; the fireman can take his own 
coal. A car of coal placed over the track hopper in the morning, which hopper acts as storage, 
permits release of the car at night and consequent demurrage. This is not a large capacity 
facility, but will enable one man to mechanically place six tons of coal on an engine in 12 minutes. 

See alternate design of Economical Coaling Conveyor with storage bin, permitting rapid 
coaling of engine, on page 52. 

Th e view shown illustrates one of two plants we built in 1918 for the Hocking Valley Ry.* 
at Marion an d Toledo, Ohio. 



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A new design, recently produced 
by us, of an Economical, Frame 
Constructed, Coaling Plant for an 
unimportant point wbere perhaps 
three or four engines lay over 
night, at which point a greater in¬ 
vestment is not warranted by the 
railroad company, but where ex¬ 
pensive shoveling and old fash¬ 
ioned methods are in use and 
should be discontinued. 



Z Ton Car }n loading^ position 


This design provides for a frame constructed, 20-foot track hopper, built 7 feet above the 
ground, equipped with Radial Undercut Gate for filling a two-ton coal car. 

In the operator’s hoist house next to the pocket is located a 22-H. P., direct connected 
Electric Hoist, with hand electric controller. By th e use of this controller the operator hoists 
the coal to the top of the 20-ton frame constructed pocket, where it is automatically discharged 
and the coal car returned to the pit for another load. B ecause of the storage capacity in the 
coal car, track hopper, and 20-ton bin, coal is always available so that an engine may fill its 
tender within two minutes without delay. During the time when engines are not taking coal 
the pocket may be Filed by the one operator in charge. 

This is a suitable plant for many sea-side terminal points on Eastern Railroads where traffic 
is not heavy. 


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Design of our Duplex Patent Coaling Conveyor in reinforced 
concrete and steel fireproof construction, track hopper capacity 50 
tons. Conveyor operated by electric motor, elevating receptacle is 
self-hlling, self-discharging and self-closing, enabling th e placing 
of 2 1 <2 tons, 5 tons, 7 l 2 , 10, 12^ or 15 tons on an engine as desired. 
Low cost of operation without expense of storage pockets makes th is 
design desirable. 

This patent feeder has proved very successful in actual operation. 


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RandS Gravity Sand Plant 



The L. H. & St. L. Ry., Henderson, Ky., 
Frame Construction. Completed Jan¬ 
uary, 1915. Many built since in 
Concrete Construction. See 
pages 3 and 11. 



View showing Beamer Steam Dryers actu¬ 
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“RandS” Gravity Sand Plant 

i Design U. S. Copyright) 

We have built 40 of tbis design. 

Tbe structure illustrated adopting tbe gravity system, is built in conjunction with tbe coaling 
plant, and only occupies an area 9 by 12 feet. In tbis design green sand is dumped in tbe 
receiving bopper in tbe same manner as tbe coal, boisted in tbe elevating bucket, and discharged 
by gravity into a 50-ton wet sand bin. Tbe green sand tben flows directly to tbe sand dryer 
and tbe dry sand is screened and tben elevated by compressed air. 

By our system sand is dumped, elevated, stored, dried, screened, dry sand elevated and 
placed on locomotives, without being touched by band or shovel, eliminating labor, which 
greatly reduces tbe cost of handling. Has proved to be one of Roberts and Schaefer Company s 
most successful designs. 

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Locomotive Sand Drying Equipment 

Beamer Patent Steam Sand Dryer, No. 2 Type, capacity 20 tons dry sand per 24 nours. 
Patented August 12th, 1913 —Price on inquiry. 

Labor saving sand drying and handling equipment is today, in connection with coal handling, 
one of the important features in the economical and efficient operation of railroads. 

Compare our method critically with general practice. This description speaks only of prog¬ 
ress, and marks a distinct advance in design and equipment. 


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No. 1 Type 
12 Tons 


Circular Beamer Dryer with Floor Base. Capacity 
Dry Sand in 24 Hours. Price on Application. 


By referring to the photo-cut it will be 
observed that this dryer is designed to hold 
wet sand but will not hold dry sand. As 
the pipes are the retaining walls for the 
sand, the moisture is permitted to escape 
immediately into the atmosphere, which 
prevents the rusting of the pipes and caking 
and burning of the sand. Were the wet 
sand held in a receptacle and steam pipes 
put in at random, preventing the escape of 
the moisture, steam sand drying would be 
unsatisfactory. 

This has been proven out in the past, 
but Mr. Beamer conceived the idea of mak¬ 
ing the pipes themselves the retaining walls 
for the sand, which gives very satisfactory 
service. 

It is necessary to bring a l^-inch steam 
pipe to the dryer. The exhaust and inlet 
are controlled by two valves which are fur¬ 
nished with the dryer. 


Beamer Patent Steam Sand Dryer 

Patented Aug. 12, 1913 

Coal stove sand dryers endanger all 
adjacent buildings. This risk is obviated 
by th e use of the Beamer steam dryer. 
Fire insurance companies, therefore, are 
recommending to railroads the substitution 
of steam dryers. 

Th e use of this steam dryer entirely 
eliminates the expense of local coal, labor 
of keeping up fires, removing ashes and 
the replacing of burned out grates, and 
other expenses involved in the use of coal 
burning sand stoves. 




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TYRONE SAND DRUM 


A utomatic San d D rum 

View showing Tyrone Automatic Sand 
Drum for sand plant construction used 
particularly with the Gravity Sand Han¬ 
dling Plant which eliminates hard labor. 

This drum has a cone valve at the top 
which is normally closed by a spring 
under the piston rod in th e cast iron 
cylinder shown; the piston rod being the 
drum valve. 


The sand drum is built with a substantial steel hopper over the drum, and the dry sand 
gathered in the hopper gravitates to the air drum. By the use of an air valve, air pressure is 

released, moving the piston in the cylinder, which opens th e valve in the air drum allowing the 

dry sand to gravitate into the drum. The operator opening another valve releases compressed 

air from the reservoir into the sand drum, forcing the dry sand through the elevating pipe to 

the dry sand storage bin above. The entire operation is therefore controlled by two valves, 
and it requires only a minute to elevate a drumful of sand at a pressure of approximately 80 
pounds. dh e use of this drum eliminates the shoveling process and consequent labor. 


We have Beamer Sand Dryers in successful 
service on these railroads 


Louisville 6? Nashville Railroad 

Canadian Northern Railway 

New York, Philadelphia Norfolk Rail- 

Road 

Louisville. Henderson & St. Louis Railway 
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Naviga¬ 
tion Company 

Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway 
Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis Rail¬ 
way 

Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railway 

Pennsylvania Railroad 

Santa Fe Railway 

Denver Tramway Company 

Boston & Ma me Railroad 

Nevada Northern Railway 


Union Railway of Memphis 
Chicago Great Western Radroad 
Wabash Railroad 
Lehigh Valley Railway 
Kentucky & Tennessee Railway 
Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad 
Missouri Pacific Railway 
Philadelphia & Reading Railway 
Monongahela Railroad Company 
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway 
Balt. more & Ohio Railroad 
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. 

Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington 
Railroad 

Norfolk & Western Railway 



View showing two Tyrone drums in 
sandhouse, Erie Avenue Coaling 
Plant, Philadelphia. 


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Nevada Northern Ity. 

East Ely, Nevada 

Solid, poured Reinforced Concrete. 200-ton 
capacity, using Duplex Patent Shall ow Pit 
Me asuring Feeder and Concrete Ran dS" G rav- 
ity Sand Plant, with Beamer Sand Dryer. Offi¬ 
cial in charge wrote us: 

"Your Construction Superintendent, Mr. Hib- 
bard, has completed in a most satisfactory manner 
this machinery installation, has rushed this work 
for us, and has instructed our men in handling 
the plant. 


Sand Valve and Dome Spout 

(Price on application 

Our moisture-proof undercut Sand Valve witb 
telescoping spout regarded by railway men as a splen¬ 
did valve. It requires no fittings or additional bousing 
from tbe elements, being all enclosed in a cast iron 
bousing, and is supported on tbe outside of tbe pocket 
of a timber plant by lag screws. Wben used in con¬ 
nection witb a concrete pocket it bas a special attach¬ 
ing base wbicb is bolted direct to tbe concrete wall 
without timber supports. 

Operation: 

By pulling a small wirerope, oper¬ 
ated either from tbe locomotive 
tender or a platform, tbe valve is 
opened, allowing tbe dry sand to 
flow. Wb en tbe rope is re¬ 
leased tbe flow of sand stops 
instantly. 

Tbe delivery 
spout of heavy 
galvanized iron is 
held out of tbe 


clearance lines Oy 
balanced counter- 
wei gbt. 


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Hand Operated Plain Sand Drum for Blowing Sandby 
Compressed Air, Used with Ground Storage Sand 

Plants. 


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Electric Sand Elevator 

The Roberts and Schaefer Company direct connected electric Air Compressor for supplying 
compressed air for elevating dry sand m railroad Coaling Plant construction. 

This equipment is fully enclosed as shown, and efficient in operation. It has a capacity 
of 25 cubic feet of air per minute, and arranged with safety valve. This unit is a product of 
the General Electric Company. 


Six Beamer Patent Steam 
Sand Dryers under sand 
storage bin, Philadelphia 
Coaling PI ant, Philadelphia 
& Read mg Ry. 



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Sand Elevator 

(Belt Driven) 

The Roberts and Schaefer Company belt driven Air 
Compressor for supplying compressed air to elevate dry 
sand in railroad Coaling Plant construction. This is a 6 x 
6-inch single cylinder machine, and is a product of the 
Curtis Pneumatic Machinery Company. 





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ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 

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Reinfo&ced concrete and Steel, 

Rands"Patent Shallow Pit 
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for New York Cen tral L ines 
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Using Shallow Bucket Pit 

A splendid design (or a two-track, 150-ton capacity. Reinforced Concrete Locomotive Coaling 
Plant, using our RandS Patent Shallow Pit Elevating Equipment. 

This permits the use of a bucket pit only 10 feet 10 inches deep in the ground when placing 
the receiving track 3 feet above the coaling track, and using a 20 feet long coal receiving hopper. 

The bucket takes its own measure of coal from the track hopper without the use of a separate 
additional measuring feeder which requires considerable extra depth in pit and the consequent 
extra expense for pumping and handling wet excavation. 

See page No. 48 for enlarged detail of this equipment. 


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Mechanical Transfer Stations 

For expediting transfer of materials from 
bad to good cars in an economical manner. 

Essential to tbe efficient operation of rail¬ 
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Mechanical Transfer Stations 
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Haselton. Ohio 

Built By Roberts and Schaefer Co. 


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loading position. 

■Side Elevation 


Tbe far-seeing man should appreciate wbat 
Mr. Raymer says. 


This station we also duplicated for tbe 
P. & L. E. R. R. at Dickerson Run, Pa. 


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“RandS Measuring Coal Loader” for Locomotives 


Patented Dec. 3, 1918 




Shipment to an Eastern Railroad. 


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We have recently completed a large six-track Reinforced Concrete Coaling Plant for the 
Lehigh Valley R. R. at Manchester, N. Y., where RandS Measuring Coal Loaders are in 
successful service showing their Operating Department who gets the coal. We have nine in 
service on the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis R. R.; four on the Bessemer & Lake Erie 
R. R.; Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R. R., etc. 


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Reasons why the RandS Loader should be installed 

on railroad coaling stations 

The Railroads of the United States consume 100,000,000 tons of coal per year. One railway 
system passing through Illinois pays an average of $2.00 per ton for this fuel. Th is is the largest 
single item of expense in conducting transportation. 

In most instances the coal flows direct from Storage Bins to Engine Tenders, and the coal 
record of Engine Crews cannot he ascertained. 

Efforts to save coal must be confined to the individual ability or desire of firemen. 

Wh en there is no method of telling how many tons of coal have heen used, or no effort 
made to record such disbursements to trains, it is not human nature to expect the enginemen 
or others will show very much care in the use of same. 

If coal is a free commodity and thrown on the Tender wholesale, the tendency is to use it 
wholesale, while, on the other hand, 1 f the number of tons is recorded when put on Tenders 
and such accurate amount charged against the locomotive engineer, the interest displayed 
will soon reflect benefit to the owners of the fuel. 

Notwithstanding this fact, the system of accounting ior this vast expenditure by the majority 
or Railroads has, until recently, heen given secondary consideration. 

Economy can only he practiced by a full knowledge of the amount of fuel consumed for a 
given amount of mileage, grade and tonnage work accomplished. 

THE ECONOMY OF A WELL ORGANIZED FUEL DEPARTMENT 

Great economy in railway operation can he effected hy increased supervision and better 
fuel accounting. The result desired can be obtained by the use of the RANDS MEASURING 

COAL LOADER." 

This Loader will enable all Railroads to systematically record the amount of fuel used on 
locomotives and thus organize a FUEL DEPARTMENT similar to that on the Santa Fe Railroad. 

By installing this Loader, a Railroad may be put on a Coal Recording Basis, without 
alteration or raising of their existing Locomotive Coaling Plants. 

The "RANDS MEASURING COAL LOADER” is NOT a scale. It is very simple and 

sturdy in construction, there being no intricate mechanism to get out of order, in an isolated 
location. 


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“RandS Measuring Loader” at Manchester , N. Y. 

This measuring loader is made of heavy three-ei ghth -inch and one-fourth-inch steel plate 
construction, with machine cut operating gears, and all moving parts arranged with grease 
cups. 


A good scale installation in fireproof construction costs more than our machine. 

An ingenious rotary motion m one direction controls the movement of the inlet and heavy 
discharge gates of the measuring receptacle. 

This Loader is operated with a 2 H. P. Electric Motor and Controller. 

The rotating shaft turns five revolutions per minute, and with each revolution an exact 
measured quantity of coal equal to 40 cubic feet, or one ton, is delivered to Tender. The 
capacity of this Loader is five tons per minute, therefore any number of tons desired may be 
taken. The sagging of a coal pocket, shrinkage of timber, settling of foundations, or other 
such defects, do not detract from the accuracy of this Loader, although such conditions might 
affect the accuracy of a scale weigh hopper. 


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Fulfill the Contract—S atisfy the Client 


Our Word of Honor to American*Railroads 



Sixty - four percent of our 1917 contracts 
were repeat orders, while ninety-four and six- 
tenths percent 1918 Contracts were repeat orders 

\VV will of necessity be obliged to defend ourselves aggressively in the courts 
against any infringement of machinery illustrated in this book, covered 
by basic patents owned or controlled by us. 




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Hot. 27th, 1918. 

Roberts Schaefer Co., 

He Cormick Building, 

Chicago, Ill. 

(Attention of Mr. Homer Adcock, Supt.) 

Gent 1 emen 

The new 160 ton locomotive coaling plant, which you have 
built for us in place of the one destroyed by fire several months ago, 
we find is in good working order and constructed according to plans and 
specifications; and is accepted by us thi6 date as complete in all par¬ 
ticulars. 

Kindly accept our sincere thanks in appreciation of the in¬ 
terest, energy and good workmanship which you have displayed in carry¬ 
ing this work through to completion under the trying war-time condi¬ 
tions which confronted it. 


Yours very truly, 
UNIOB STOCK YAF 


COMPANY 


ROBERTS AND SCHAEFER COMPANY 


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